Meaning & use
tuberose
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Meaning
nouncountable or uncountablebiology
A tall plant with spikes of white, strongly scented flowers, grown in gardens and used in perfume.
Grammar: Countable for plants: two tuberoses; uncountable for the scent: notes of tuberose.
Patterns
- notes of tuberose
- a stem of tuberose
The tuberose in the garden perfumed the whole patio.
Her perfume smells of jasmine and tuberose.
We tied stems of tuberose into the wedding bouquet.
Word forms
| plural | tuberoses |
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Common combinations
- scent of tuberose
- The scent of tuberose filled the evening air.
- tuberose perfume
- Tuberose perfume can be very heavy.
- tuberose absolute
- Tuberose absolute is a costly perfume ingredient.
- white tuberose
- A white tuberose stood in the vase.
- tuberose and jasmine
- The candle blends tuberose and jasmine.
Synonyms and how they differ
- polianthes
- Polianthes is the scientific genus name, used by botanists, while tuberose is the everyday word.
- Mexican tuberose
- Mexican tuberose names the plant's origin, not a different plant.
- jasmine
- Jasmine is a different white scented flower, often paired with tuberose in perfumes.
- gardenia
- Gardenia is another creamy, fragrant white flower, but it is a shrub and not the same species.
Word family
Commonly confused: tuberose or tuberculosis? tuberose or rose?
tuberose vs tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a disease and has no connection with the flower.
tuberose vs rose
Tuberose is not a rose; the name comes from the tuber-like root.
Practice
A tuberose is best described as ___.
Choose one answer.
Tuberose is a fragrant plant used in perfume. It has a tuber root but is not eaten like a vegetable, and it is not a rose.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “tuberose”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.